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Welcome to Crolona Heights ...

Crolona Heights is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Crolona Heights: Crolona Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Crolona Heights is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crolona Heights lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Crolona Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crolona Heights.

  • Oakland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
  • Berkeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Vallejo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Napa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
    • Napa is located in Napa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <3>
  • Pittsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • San Rafael
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crolona Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crolona Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crolona Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crolona Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crolona Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Crolona Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crolona Heights ...

Looking for more information about Crolona Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crolona Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crolona Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crolona Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.